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How alpine wetlands are changing with the climate
15 Jun 2020

How alpine wetlands are changing with the climate

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Research | 0

CREA Mont-Blanc is using satellite imagery to study the evolution of mountain wetlands.  This innovative approach, combined with field observations allows our researchers to better understand how biodiversity is adapting to climate change.  CREA Mont-Blanc’s own Brad Calrson who designed … Continued

Life in the (Glacial) Margins: surprisingly and increasingly diverse
9 Mar 2020

Life in the (Glacial) Margins: surprisingly and increasingly diverse

by Brad Carlson | posted in: Uncategorized, Research, Research, Sciences sur le terrain | 0

At this point, the evidence is clear: glacier retreat is accelerating as a direct result of climate change.  But what about the plants that colonize previously glaciated zones and that are slowly transforming alpine landscapes? The first results of the … Continued

High-elevation plants and unexpected adaptability
30 Jan 2019

High-elevation plants and unexpected adaptability

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Research, Uncategorized | 0

At CREA-Mont-Blanc’s last Science Sandwich, Christophe Randin, ecologist at the Université de Lausanne and curator at the Vaud Canton’s Museum and Botanical Gardens, presented the Alp’s “warrior” plants and their impressive capacity for adaptation.  Thanks to refuges in the unique … Continued

Spring 2018 Assessment
31 Aug 2018

Spring 2018 Assessment

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Citizen science, Research | 0

Warm year or cold year? Shifts in phenological events? How does flora adapt to a changing climate, season after season?  In spring and fall, CREA Mont-Blanc researchers analyse the citizen science observations from our Phenoclim program to shed some light … Continued

Climatology
Snow and precipitation in Chamonix:  reporting on an exceptional winter season
16 Mar 2018

Snow and precipitation in Chamonix: reporting on an exceptional winter season

by Meleze | posted in: Research | 0

In the Mont-Blanc massif, 2018 winter precipitation levels have exceeded the 1981-2010 average levels by 45%.  PhD in climatology at the Université de Neuchâtel and contributing researcher at CREA Mont-Blanc, Geoffrey Klein reports back on this wet and snowy winter.  … Continued

Alps, Climate, Climatology, snow, Winter
Climate change and dormancy periods in trees
14 Mar 2018

Climate change and dormancy periods in trees

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Citizen science, Research | 0

In her recently published article, Daphné Asse, a PhD student with CREA Mont-Blanc explores the climate change and phenology in 5 tree species in the French Alps.  Read on to learn what dormancy is and why this phenomenon is connected … Continued

The future looks bleak for the rock ptarmigan in the Alps
9 Jan 2018

The future looks bleak for the rock ptarmigan in the Alps

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Research | 0

Long considered a symbol of the harsh alpine environment, the rock ptarmigan risks to lose more than 90% of its habitat in the Alps by the year 2090.  Read on to learn about CREA Mont-Blanc ecologist Brad Carlson’s analysis of … Continued

2017 Report on Coal Tit Reproduction
27 Nov 2017

2017 Report on Coal Tit Reproduction

by Hillary Gerardi | posted in: Research | 0

An early start to spring this year meant that coal tits began laying their eggs ahead of schedule and the CREA Mont-Blanc team was out in the field in Vallorcine on a weekly basis starting on April 6th.  A late … Continued

Winter Special: 60% off on precipitation
4 Mar 2017

Winter Special: 60% off on precipitation

by Meleze | posted in: Research | 0

In the Chamonix Valley, winter 2016-2017 has been a weird one. In terms of temperatures (which have been highly variable) and precipitation (which has been well-below average), this season has been a departure from the norm. Geoffrey Klein, PhD student … Continued

Alpes - en, Alps, Climate, Climatology, snow, Winter

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